maría
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Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From the female given name María.
Noun[edit]
maría f (plural marías)
- magpie (bird)
- (historical) Former coin of Spain in the 17th century, equivalent to 12 reales de vellón
- Marie biscuit
- Synonym: galleta maría
- (colloquial) doss subject (UK); gut course (US, in college)
- Antonym: asignatura hueso
- (colloquial) housewife
- Synonym: maruja
- (colloquial) uncultured woman
- (Mexico, colloquial) Indian immigrant from the countryside to Mexico City
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
maría f (uncountable)
- Clipping of marihuana (“marijuana”).
Further reading[edit]
- “maría”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014